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Aert de Gelder, Esther and Mordecai, circa 1685, oil on canvas, 23 1/2 × 56 1/2 in., Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, Museum Appropriation Fund, 17.138
The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt
The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt centers on the popularity of the Jewish heroine Esther in Dutch art. Celebrated for delivering her people from genocide, this Queen of Persia…